2022年许昌学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年许昌学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D^Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

义，因此选D。

第2题【单选题】

Theyareeagerabroad.

A、travel

B^travelled

C、totravel

D、travelling

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】beeagert。dosth：渴望做某事。句意:他们盼望出国旅行。

第3题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

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atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B>isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生，少有"表达相同的意思。

第4题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析：

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第5题【单选题】

【概括大意]Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

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certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题段落中的各句列举了年轻人都抱怨其父母些什么，谈的是what

arethecriticisms?的问题因此选择C。

第6题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折机票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B^Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D>Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

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第7题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q.:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A>True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说"儿童母语学得好的原

因只是因为他们的学习环境。〃此处solely的表述是错误的。

第8题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A^findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说“在你干什么之前:建议你读点东西"，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

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第9题【单选题】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B^cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法。句意：当你的朋友吵架时，你应当帮助

他们协调一下。comeinto或cometo都表示进入（某种状态）。A映入眼帘；

B.达成协议，妥协；C开始运作；D.上台，开始掌权。

第10题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只不

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而已。

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第11题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D、over

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】【译文】如果你不知道如何处理这些事情，你最好把它们放在一边。

【试题分析】本题考查词意区分。【详细解答】A离开，离去B不在里

面，出局C单独的（地）D完结，翻倒，越过

第12题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是一磅茶如果被带出离地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

会是多少？4000这个数字比较关键，因为在本段最后一句中出现了这个词，一

看该句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

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earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名词换了一下,很显然答案

就是变成原来重量的四分之一，因此正确答案是A。

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文】""Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A>Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D^Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键

点得出答案。即：〃地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对

学生们有好处〃。

第14题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A0答题依据在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁边的一

个小村庄，就说明了RiverWensum流经Norwicho

第15题【单选题】

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Theprofessoraskedaquestion,andDavidagoodanswer.

A>putupwith

B^stoodupfor

C、cameupwith

D>lookeddownupon

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】教授问了一个问题，戴维想出一个答案。【试题分析】短语

意义区分题。E【详细解答】A忍受、忍耐B保卫、支持C想出、

提出D轻视、看不起

第16题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字讲的是：受到工业污染的土壤含有重金属，而重金属很稳

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金属能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心内容

是：受污染土地的潜在危险，选择B。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

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downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C>itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky",

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。

第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B>2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是一磅茶如果被带出离地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

会是多少？4000这个数字比较关键，因为在本段最后一句中出现了这个词，一

看该句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

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earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名词换T一下,很显然答案

就是变成原来重量的四分之一，因此正确答案是A。

第19题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正确答案】B

【答案解析H译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。【试题分析】词汇题。【详

细解答】动词的词义选取。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

B^disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

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第21题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A^Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B^Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

义，因此选D。

第22题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D^exceptfor

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义区分。译文：除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外，这所房

子在夜晚非常安静。A至于，关于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

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floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtorise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B>helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D、keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是因果关系。回答这一问题的关键是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的联系。首先要注意这一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy",也就是说早上慢慢起床可以节省能量。紧接该句的三个句子都是

慢慢起床的具体做法。因此选项A是正确答案。

第24题【单选题】

Itisnousearguingtheplanbecauseithasbeenrejected.

A、with

B、against

C、for

D、on

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】argue作动词时，意为“争论;争吵;争辩"。arguefor意为"为......

辩护"；arguewithsbabout/oversth指“就某事和某人争论“；argueagainst意为“据

理反对；争辩……根据句意，应该用for。

第25题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

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factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C>Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D、Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D^wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

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第27题【单选题】

[2009,04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析:

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第28题【单选题】

[2009,04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

B、praised

C^pointed

D、appointed

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：这是第一次任命一位妇女担任此职位。试题分析：本题考查

词义辨析。回详细解答：A允许、同意；B表扬、赞扬；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第29题【单选题】

[2008,04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A、turnedout

B、setdown

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C、thoughtover

D^coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析％这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭；B.制定、放下；D.与…相同、与…相符。

第30题【单选题】

【1阅读选择]Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B、toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D^tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前一句或段落首句），论据在后。

第31题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A>efficiently

B^proficiently

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C、professionally

D、intentionally

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句子翻译为：由于新机器的发明，人们已

经高效率地改进了农业耕种方法。A高效率地B熟练地C职业地、专职

地D故意地、有意地。

第32题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

A、hewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D、hecamefromItaly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】解题步骤：四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置，确认是否正确。

第33题【单选题】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受

极度地不舒适。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第34题【单选题】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋养）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

C、WaterinOurBody

D^TheFunctionofWater

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过介绍水在我们身体里的含量、水存在身体的那些部位及水的一

些功能来证明水的重要性。因此选择B。

第35题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A、Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B、Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C、Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

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D、Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】是非判断题。对照原文第九自然段Ontheotherhand,morepeople

workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.排除选项C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.排除选项D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?排

除选项A；答案是B。

第36题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A^incase

B>exceptfor

C、byfar

D、insteadof

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分。【译文】这个房间很安静，除了偶尔

从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外。A以免、以防万一B除了…以外C到目前

为止D代替、而不是

第37题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D^findtheirownplayingsection

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，Bysummedend"夏天结束的时候"实

际上就是Whenautumncomes“秋天来临的时候”。答案选择B。

第38题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

B^When

C、While

D、Since

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】尽管（虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他常常感到孤独。

第39题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D^which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是为了避

免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第40题【单选题】

[概括大意]Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is"Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

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hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/'Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C>TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力。所以答案为C。

第41题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B^Which

C^That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

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A、isdifficulttobuild

B>isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第43题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B^demonstrate

C、speculate

D^motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no/'shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A^itwouldmakehimlookold.

B、itwouldmakehimnervous.

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C、itwastooexpensive.

D、itwasold-styled.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】当被妻子问及是否愿意得到一个助听器时，作者因为担心显得老气

而拒绝。所以答案是A。

第45题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B^PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C>HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字讲的是：受到工业污染的土壤含有重金属，而重金属很稳

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金属能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心内容

是：受污染土地的潜在危险，选择B。

第46题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A>asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本题考查短语意义区分。译文：除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外，这所房

子在夜晚非常安静。A至于，关于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第47题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandareru